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A. B. CLAYTON.

FARM GATE.

(Application led Aug. 31, 1901.)

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SPECIFICATION :forming part of Letters Fatemi; No. 696,943, dated April 8, 1902.

Application tiled August 31, 1901. Serial No. 74,000. (No model.)

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Be it known that 1, AUSTIN B. CLAYTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at and whose post-ofce address is Dover, in the county of Lafayette and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to farm-gates; and its primary object is to provide a gate which may be readily raised and lowered by means of a counterbalaneed lever fulcrumed upon one of the gate-posts. Y

The invention consists in novel means for supporting and elevating the gate, in an operating-lever of improved construction, and in the various detailed features hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a gate embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the operating-lever detached from the gate. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 ot" Fig. 1. Fig. 11 is a view of the weight-box detached.

The gate comprises parallel horizontal bars or rails 1, a front verticalend bar 2, a central standard 3, and a rear standard 4. The standard 3 extends above the top rail of the fence, and the rear standard 4 projects above the standard 3. g

5 and 6 respectively designate the front and rear gate-posts, the former having suitable devices adapted to be engaged by a horizontally-movable latch-bar '7, suspended from one of the rails of the gate by swinging brackets 8 and guided between parallel guides 9.

10 and 11 designate eyebolts projecting from the side of the post 6 to receive a rod 12, which also extends through a hinge-loop 13, secured to the lower end of the end bar 4 of the gate.

The operating-lever comprises two parallel bars 14, spaced apart by blocks and pivotally secured at their forward ends to opposite sides of the central standard 3. The lever is fulcrumed upon a vertical rod 16, extending through alined screw-eyes 17, projecting from the side of the post 6 and resting upon a bracket 18, securely bolted to the post below the screw-eyes 17. The lower end of tlierod 16 is preferably provided with a nut 19, which affords a more extended bearing-surface for the rod upon its bracket-support.

The upper end of the standard 4t projects through the space between the bars 14 composing the lever, and said standard is formed with openings near its upper end to receive a key 20,which bears upon the upper side of the lever to support the gate at different heights.

21 designates a box adapted to be weighted to eounterbalance the gate, and the manner of supporting the box upon the lever is a feature of this invention. Instead of being secured to the upper side of the lever the box is provided with suspending-arms 22, which extend between the bars of the lever and are held in position by pins 23, extending through openings in the arms and bearing upon the top edges of the lever-bars 14. The weight may be adjusted on the lever between the blocks 15, if desired. By suspending the weight-box below the lever I avoid the tendency of the lever to twist over sidewise.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description in connection with the drawings that the gate may be readily raised and lowered by the balanced lever, the hinge-rod and eyebolts 10 and 11 permitting such movement, and that the gate may be supported at different elevations by means of the standard 4c and pin 20.

The gate is especially well adapted for dividing stock of varying size, and its simplicity renders it inexpensive to build.

I claim- 1. The combination with a swinging gate having an upwardly-extended rear standard having an opening in its upper end and a central standard projecting above the top of the gate, of a weighted lever comprising parallel bars pivotally secured to the central stand ard and extending on opposite sides of the rear standard, a key in the opening of the said rear standard adapted to bear upon the upper side of the lever, a rod depending from said lever through guides on the gate-post, a bracket secured to the post on which the rod rests and a hinge connecting the gate and post which permits vertical movement of the gate.

2. The combination with a swinging gate having an upwardly-extending rear standard having an opening in its upper end, :and a IOO 1o the said bracket and pivotally supporting in its upper end the said lever and a hinge-loop connection between the lower end of the gate and the post,whieh permits of a vertical movement of the gate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 15 in presence of two Witnesses.

AUSTIN B. CLAYTON. Witnesses:

WM. W. MENG, LEE STARTZMAN. 

